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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (22.5 grams, 28 mm).
With frieze depicting two standing robed figures before a crowned figure on a throne, symbols in the field; later drilled 'pellets'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.16.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 99, for type.
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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Nabataean White Ground Dish with Painted Foliage
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
Squat dish with conical profile, flange rim; finely detailed painted foliage to the inner face; very rare. 117 grams, 15 cm wide
From the important family collection of the late M.N., pre 1992. -
Western Asiatic Glass Artefact Collection
8th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including two animal heads and a vessel with stopper. 44.8 grams total, 20-47 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Large Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet Containing Lexical Text
Circa 17th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Written over both principal faces; roughly pillow-shaped. 560 grams, 13.3 cm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
